diff --git a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ThemeConfig.cs b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ThemeConfig.cs
index d87bd4a70..de53cf56d 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ThemeConfig.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/ThemeConfig.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 		public Color SplashAccentColor { get; set; }
 		public Color BedBackgroundColor { get; set; }
 		public Color PrimaryAccentColor { get; set; }
+		public Color SectionBackgroundColor { get; set; }
 
 		public GuiWidget CreateSearchButton()
 		{
@@ -481,13 +482,13 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 		{
 			return ApplyBoxStyle(
 				sectionWidget,
-				this.MinimalShade,
+				this.SectionBackgroundColor,
 				margin: new BorderDouble(this.DefaultContainerPadding, 0, this.DefaultContainerPadding, this.DefaultContainerPadding));
 		}
 
 		public SectionWidget ApplyBoxStyle(SectionWidget sectionWidget, BorderDouble margin)
 		{
-			return ApplyBoxStyle(sectionWidget, this.MinimalShade, margin);
+			return ApplyBoxStyle(sectionWidget, this.SectionBackgroundColor, margin);
 		}
 
 		public SectionWidget ApplyBoxStyle(SectionWidget sectionWidget, Color backgroundColor, BorderDouble margin)
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/AffinityTheme.cs b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/AffinityTheme.cs
index 13e6998e1..dea4a9bd9 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/AffinityTheme.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/AffinityTheme.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 					DropListFieldBorder = new Color("#282828"),
 					RowBorder = new Color("#2c2c2c"),
 
+					SectionBackgroundColor = new Color("#404040"),
+
 					SlightShade = new Color("#00000028"),
 					MinimalShade = new Color("#0000000F"),
 					Shade = new Color("#00000078"),
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/SolarizedTheme.cs b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/SolarizedTheme.cs
index ace678054..b357685eb 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/SolarizedTheme.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/Themes/SolarizedTheme.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 							TextColor = baseColors.Base0
 						}
 					},
+
+					SectionBackgroundColor = new Color("#002630"),
+
 					SlightShade = new Color("#00000028"),
 					MinimalShade = new Color("#0000000F"),
 					Shade = new Color("#00000078"),